Bacon Lardons (450g). Delicious Mini Cubes Are Perfect For Adding To Burgers etc

Information about Bacon Lardons.

Back Bacon is delicious & having small pieces of this to add to your favourite meals is a definite plus! There are so many meals that benefit from having small bites of Bacon in them, it is always great to try new ideas. To improve on regular Bacon Lardons, we have made them leaner to make your meals less greasy & have a better flavour. Our Unsmoked Bacon Pieces are packed in Freezer Friendly 450 gram packs with a 2 year shelf life at -18°c.

Historically curing Pork with Salt was a way to preserve it for long periods, this was needed when taking on long sea voyages, it could be kept in barrels below decks. Bacon was in short supply after the Second World War as meat was on rationing, it was considered a luxury, today you can buy it anywhere.

We also have available the Smoked Streaky Bacon & the Unsmoked Back Bacon to buy online for home delivery.

What are Bacon Lardons?

Unsmoked Bacon Pieces are small lean cubes of Bacon.

We use our centre cut Back Bacon for these as it is leaner with a better texture. The size of the pieces are approximately 10mm without too much fat on them. These Unsmoked Bacon Pieces are all about the flavoured meat so as not to make your meals greasy.

How are Bacon Lardons made?

The Bacon Pieces are made from Pork Loin chunks.

To prepare the selected Pork Loins our expert butchers firstly remove all the bones as a sheet to use as Baby Back Ribs, next the rind & some of the back fat is stripped off the back. The Boneless Pork Loin has the excess Belly part trimmed down to leave a inch or so attached to the eye of the Loin. These are then cured to create delicious whole pieces of Bacon.

The Pork Loins are taken into large fridges & chilled down to just above freezing, this makes them firmer & easier to slice. The deep chilled Back Bacon Pork Loins are transferred into the cutting rooms where, with minimal handling, they are diced into the small pieces.

How do we pack Bacon Lardons?

The Unsmoked Bacon Pieces are vacuum sealed in Freezer Friendly Recyclable Pouches at 450 grams each.

To reduce the natural bacteria cross contamination with our Bacon, the handling is kept to the minimum. The ready to cook raw Bacon Pieces are  portioned into 450 gram bundles. The Diced Bacon Pieces are placed into the Recyclable Pouches as staggered flatter bundles. The packs are Vacuum Sealed & boxed up then set onto pallets, the pallets are then “Blast Frozen” to -25°c over the next few hours.

This process of preparing, smoking, curing, dicing, packing & freezing gives your delicious Smoked Bacon Pieces a 2 year shelf life when kept at -18°c. The Bacon retains its texture, flavour giving the Fresh Cut Taste straight from your freezer (thaw slowly in the fridge before opening).

The packaging protects your Diced Bacon during delivery to your door & when stored in the freezer. When kept in the fridge the Recyclable Packaging prevents any Cross Contamination or flavours from other foods getting into the Bacon, the strong Smokey flavour also doesn’t taint any other food. The vacuum sealed pouches keep the Bacon safe & stops natural meat bacteria getting onto other foods.

The 450g packs are a handy size to keep in the freezer.

All our production facilities are BRCGS / IFS approved  that make any of our meat cuts or products. All refrigerated air is filtered in production rooms, the butchers & packing staff wear fully protective clothing. The precautions taken reduce natural bacteria & produce the safest Diced Unsmoked Bacon Lardons available to buy online.

Reducing our Carbon Footprint & looking towards a Greener Future is one of our biggest concerns. We are always looking at ways to deliver product safely & cut down on our packaging. The Recyclable Pouches we now use, are thinner & stronger reducing our plastic consumption each year. The insulated boxes we use to dispatch your home deliveries in is fully recyclable & are also able to be reused in the home.

Information on how to reuse your delivery boxes & insulation.

Are Bacon Lardons good value?

Our Unsmoked Back Bacon Pieces have less fat content, giving you more meat for your money.

To get the best value for money our expert butchers have trimmed most the waste fat from the meat, producing a finished Diced Bacon that can be entirely eaten. The lower water content in the Bacon helps prevent shrinkage when cooking, the weight you buy is closer to the cooked weight. The price you pay is better value as the meat content is higher than other Diced Bacon you can buy.

We make our Bacon Pieces as a wholesale product, giving the benefit in commercial production savings. We use renewable energy sources like wind turbines, solar panels etc, these combined with a shorter supply chain, making larger volumes per hour using modern machinery, specialist staff that work more efficiently, makes massive savings. The price per portion of Bacon Pieces are greatly reduced & passed onto our customers.

All the processes & savings we make are there to give you more meat for your money. #moremeatfym. The additional benefits from a more efficient production is to make Bacon that has a Lower Carbon Footprint. 

Provenance of our Pork UK & Ireland:

We source all our Pork close to our production facilities to reduce our “Carbon Footprint” with lower vehicle emissions & less journey times, reducing stress levels for the pigs. Sourcing our Pork locally from the UK & Ireland for our Bacon, ensures we have a sustainable supply of high quality Pork from good welfare farms. Having top grade Pork allows us to make “Restaurant Quality” Pork cuts in larger volumes to supply homes & restaurants across the UK & Europe.

The colour of our Pork is a light pink & has no discolouring from bruising or a high PH level as the pigs have been looked after from farm all the way through to processing in the best humane way as possible. This makes sure that you get a tastier more tender piece of Pork that guarantees great flavour.

What is Ultimate PH and how does it influence Meat Quality?

How do you cook Bacon Lardons?

Diced Bacon is usually cooked in the Air Fryer or in a Frying Pan.

The Bacon Pieces are made Rindless & don’t shrink as much as regular Bacon Lardons. You can cook these on their own in a Frying Pan or in the Air Fryer, then add to other meals after cooking. 

How to cook Bacon Lardons:

• Air Fryer / Frying Pan;
• Remove the Bacon from the fridge 20 mins before cooking, leaving in the pack.
• Take the Bacon Pieces out of the Recyclable Pouch & pat with paper towel.
• Lay the Bacon Pieces on silver foil in the Air Fryer basket with space between them.
• Set timer for 10 minutes at 180°c
• Place the Bacon Pieces into a hot Frying Pan (careful of spitting form the Bacon), spread out evenly.
• Move the Bacon Pieces around the frying Pan with a wooden spoon to cook evenly & prevent burning.

Ideas & recipes to use your Smoked Bacon Pieces in:

• Bacon Pieces in Creamy Pasta recipe
• Bacon Pieces in Potato Salad Idea
• Diced Bacon Pieces in your Burger mix
• Unsmoked Bacon Pieces in your Omelette

Are Smoked Bacon Pieces nutritious?

Unsmoked Back Bacon is Salt cured Pork Loin, the Pork is nutritious but, eating too much Bacon is not healthy.

Pork is a Red Meat with a good source of Protein, Minerals & Vitamins, the excess fat has been removed from the Loin to make it leaner. The Pork Loin is cured in a brine & left to drain before cutting, reducing the water content. Bacon has its health benefits when eaten in moderation.

High intakes of Salty Meats can lead to high blood pressure, strokes or calcium loss from bones. The body needs a certain amount of daily Salt intake to balance your internal water levels, it helps muscles to work properly & maintain nerve impulses.

Sharing Bacon Lardons recipes on Social Media.

There are many recipes online for using Bacon Pieces in everyday cooking at home, people love the flavour of Smoked Bacon. Kids love Bacon, try placing them on top of their Brisket Burger next time you have Burgers. Enjoy mixing these into your Creamy Mashed Potato before you serve with your Traditional Sausages & Red Wine Gravy.

As we are very social & love what our customers post online, we invite you to post your pictures, recipes & videos so we may share them with our followers to give them new ideas & methods for home cooking. We have a Facebook Page, an Instagram account & a Twitter account, we have a good selection of followers who are avid, diverse food lovers that cook at home, ranging from Mums that feed their families to plenty of Pitmasters who enjoy Barbecue & professional chefs.

You can use our Bacon Hashtags to make your posts found easier.

In addition to our Facebook Page, we have an interactive Facebook Group for sharing your cooks & ideas. The group is called Sherwood Home Cooking & Barbecue, see delicious recipes, hints & tips from some of our online customers.

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